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how to know Exact Document Library size
The code loops through entire site and gives the size of all document libraries.
[System.reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName(“Microsoft.SharePoint”)
[System.Reflection.Assembly]::Load(“...
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Hide/Remove the three little dots (Callout) in a library
Modify the view and select "Title" column instead of Title (linked to item with edit menu) . If you want Title column to be clickable, which opens the item itself then select Title (linked to item) ...
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Sharepoint Lists vs. Sharepoint Libraries
Great Info! In an attempt to make a more exhaustive comparison (because none exist!) here are a couple of things left out:
List
list attachments are not indexed. This has a lot of implications. When ...
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Is there a way to get all file URLs for a library with a single REST request?
At least three options are available:
Option 1
Retrieve File Url via projected File object:
/_api/Web/Lists/getByTitle('<list title>')/items?$select=File/ServerRelativeUrl&$expand=File
...
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SP2010: Use Workflow to move library item into folder
I know this is an old thread, but after spending a good while looking about I found an OOTB SharePoint Designer 2010 solution for this problem.
To move a document to a different folder
create an ...
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Identify if a Library item is a folder or not in CSOM
Your example contains the following errors/typos:
To get fs object type use the following syntax:
var fsObjType = selectedItem.get_fileSystemObjectType();
Another point is, ListItem object have ...
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Opening a document in a SharePoint 2013 document library in a new tab (using code)
A little JavaScript employing jQuery does the job just perfectly.
$(document).ready(
function ()
{
// has to be on an interval for grouped doc libraries
// where the actual links are ...
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Get Site Content Type ID by Content Type Name using REST API
You can get content type id from its name. Just you have to use $filter.
"/_api/web/AvailableContentTypes?$select=Name,Id,StringId&$filter=Name eq 'Your CT Name'"
Just make a GET request to the ...
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What are the criteria for the new mark on files in a library?
The default setting for SharePoint 2013 is two days, which you can check using this script:
$WebApp = Get-SPWebApplication http://portal
$WebApp.DaysToShowNewIndicator
2
You can change the number of ...
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how to know Exact Document Library size
I created this simple PowerShell script to calculate for a single Document Library what the size in MB is for all the files inside:
$total = $null; ((get-spweb http://WebApplication/SiteCollection/...
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Move files into sub-folders in Library in SharePoint 2010
Copy the URL of the destination folder from the address bar. Navigate to where you see your document in the library. Either from the pulldown or by selecting the document and choosing Send To from ...
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Setting permission on folders and items of Document Library
Those groups will not be able to access the folders if the permission for the folder is broken and only the group "XYZ" has permissions to the folder and rest all are removed.
UPDATE
Sample ...
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Is it possible to forbid download from libraries to some users?
Out of the box, this isn’t possible. You can, however, restrict both download and printing with Information Rights Management for all users, but not for a group of users. And since there is a snipping ...
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Users can't open PDF after SP2016 March 2017 CU
Install the May 2017 PU and try that. There was a bug, though I thought it was exclusive to 2013 with opening files where the path contained a space.
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how to know Exact Document Library size
Why not open the site in IE, open the library using "Open in Explorer Mode" from the ribbon, select all, right click and choose Properties, that should give you the actual size.
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Making sharepoint Url Clickable
This is a file that's located on the server's file system. Microsoft definitely doesn't recommend changing this file for the following reasons:
Having multiple web front ends means you will have to ...
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Document Library Lookup Column
Lookup columns can only be based on 'Single line of text', 'Number' or 'Date and time' columns see Create list relationships by using unique and lookup columns
So your only option would be to create a ...
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Why can't I add a Document Content Type to my custom list
Document Content Types can not be added to custom lists.
Documents and Folders both can have Item-Level permissions within Document Libraries.
In SharePoint 2013, item-level permissions are managed ...
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How to create a view thats filter a group or person type field
You have to use person/group field is equal to [Me], not contains. Even if the person/group field contains multiple users, it will still filter correctly when using is equal to [Me].
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Move files into sub-folders in Library in SharePoint 2010
http://truapps.portalfront.com/how-to-copy-and-move-files-between-sharepoint-document-libraries-and-folders.html
Select the Library tab > choose the > 'Open with Explorer' tab and it will allow you ...
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Can I hide the "new document or drag files here" link inside the wiki library
Probably the most simple option would be just to hide List View Toolbar
Open the page in Edit Mode
Go to XLV web part properties and specify Toolbar Type: No
Toolbar
That's it.
P.S. Of course, you ...
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Is there a way to get all file URLs for a library with a single REST request?
Assuming it's a Document Library, you can use $expand to bring information from the File along with the query
Should be something like this:
/sites/mysite/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('Rotating%...
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New Documents added to Library requiring Title even though it is not marked as Required before they can be Checked In
I feel stupid answering my own question seven hours after posting, but in my efforts on another Subsite to Allow management of content types (Under Advanced Settings of a List) so I could hide the ...
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Unhide List/Library from Browser
You can unhide the hidden list with Sharepoint Designer.
SP Designer -> All Files -> Lists -> on hidden list name folder right click and properties -> settings section -> uncheck Hide from browser
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Switch back to New Experience UI
I also wondered further about the session cookie making the classic user experience and it was cookie named "splnu" with value 0. By removing it and pressing refresh button it switched back to setting ...
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Why can't I add a Document Content Type to my custom list
You cannot add a document content type to a list, that is breaking the basic foundation of how SharePoint works, things are either a list item, or a file.
To achieve what you want (list based item ...
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How can I block a specific file (eg:PDF) in a library in SharePoint Online?
There is no OOTB facility with SharePoint Online to restrict specific file extensions in SharePoint Online. The only ways are:
Create an event handler which will check the file extension.
Create a ...
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Block overwrite in Site Assets Library?
Use a Custom Action with Location="ScriptLink" and inject jQuery/JS on the fly, which hides or uncheck the button by default
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Have a web-part display only sub-folders?
There are couple of ways to achieve this like creating a view on the document library and applying the query/scope changes mentioned above to the definition in the new document library's view.
You ...
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